Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 901001(2017)

Multiwavelength Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Micro-Fiber Loop

Cai Yu*, Qian Yuhao, Wan Hongdan, Zhang Lin, and Zhang Zuxing
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    The multiwavelength mode-locked fiber laser with a micro-fiber loop is proposed. The fiber laser is composed of two parts, the 8-shaped laser cavity and the micro-fiber loop. The mode-locked mechanism is based on the equivalent saturable absorption effect of nonlinear amplifying loop mirror. The micro-fiber loop fabricated through twisting the taped fiber is incorporated on the side of the unidirectional laser cavity, which results in a phase difference when the light with different wavelengths pass through the micro-fiber loop. Thus, the multi-wavelength mode-locked can be realized. In the experiment, the dual-wavelength mode-locked pulses are obtained by increasing the pump power and adjusting the polarization controller. The multi wavelength mode-locked fiber laser with all-fiber configuration has potential applications in optical sensing, optical measurement, microwave photonics, optical signal processing, terahertz generation and wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission system.

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    Cai Yu, Qian Yuhao, Wan Hongdan, Zhang Lin, Zhang Zuxing. Multiwavelength Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Micro-Fiber Loop[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2017, 44(9): 901001

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Mar. 11, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 7, 2017

    The Author Email: Yu Cai (18362972258@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201744.0901001

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